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M20 recoilless riflelarger figure on 2 of 3
RPG-16larger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source82 in (2.1 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M20 recoilless rifle | RPG-16 |
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| Type | Recoilless anti-tank weapon[source] | Rocket-propelled grenade Launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | World War II (limited) Korean War First Indochina War Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Salvadoran Civil War Western Sahara War Kosovo war[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Ready to fire Carrying
Single sourceReady to fire - 1,104 mm (43.5 in) Carrying - 645 mm (25.4 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source3.9 mi (6.3 km)[source]
Maximum; against stationary targets
Single sourceMaximum; against tanks
Single sourceMaximum; maximum sighting range
Single source300 m (980 ft) against tanks 500 m (1,600 ft) against stationary targets 800 m (2,600 ft) maximum sighting range[source]
Barrel length
Single source65 in (1.7 m)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source4–6 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designed | 1944[source] | 1968[source] |
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| Produced | 1945[source] | — |
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| Variants | Type 56[source] | RPG-16D for Airborne troops[source] |
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| Shell | 75 x 408 mm R HE, HEAT, Smoke[source] | — |
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| Shell weight | 20.5–22.6 lb (9.3–10.3 kg)[source] | — |
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| Recoil | Recoilless[source] | — |
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| Carriage | M1917A1 tripod[source] | — |
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| Elevation | −27° to +65°[source] | — |
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| Traverse | 360°[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1976–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~120,000[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights or Optical sight[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 300 mm (12 in) RHA[source] |
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